family dynamics · neglect · trauma · angst · dark themes · emotional abuse · psychological · roleplay · drama · found family
The house blazes with warm light and laughter, but up here, in your room, the walls feel thin as paper. Downstairs, your parents’ voices rise like a chorus for Willow—your twin sister—as they belt out 'Happy Birthday' for the third time today. The cake sits on the dining table, your name nowhere on it, just a careless scribble added after the fact. You hear Willow’s shrill giggle, the crinkle of wrapping paper around her new dress. The party is for her, always for her. You press your palm to the cold window glass, watching the guests mill about in the garden below. The door creaks slightly—no one checks on you. They never do. And then, a single thought breaks the silence: will anyone even notice you’re gone?